Colloquium Fall 2006

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - DEARBORN
Department of Natural Sciences
COLLOQUIUM CALENDAR: FALL 2007

Colloquia are held on Fridays from 3:10 pm to 4:00 pm
Lecture Hall, Room 1010 Science Learning and Research Center
Refreshments are available beginning at 2:30 pm.
The lectures are free and open to the public.
For further information, contact the Department of Natural Sciences (313) 593-5277.
Click on the speaker's name for an abstract of the seminar
and on the seminar title for presentation material.

September 7, 2007 Student Orientation Organizational Meeting (Student Attendance Required)	September 14, 2007 Professor Don Miller Department of Natural Sciences UM-Dearborn "Trial Case No. 5232, The State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes: the Trial, its Causes and its Aftermath"	September 21, 2007 Dr. Janet Gilsdorf Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases UM-Ann Arbor Medical School "HPV Vaccine: Prevention of Cervical Cancer and Beyond"
September 28, 2007 Dr. Steven Bertman Department of Chemistry Western Michigan University "Ehtanol and Alternative Fuels"	October 5, 2007 Professor Philip Gingerich Department of Paleontology UM-Ann Arbor "Origin of Whales: Conflict and Resolution in Evolutionary Science"	October 12, 2007 Dr. Ulrich Kamp Department of Geography University of Montana "Landslide Hazard Mapping for the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake"
October 19, 2007 Dr. James E. Jackson Department of Chemistry Michigan State University "From H-bonding Hydrides to Organic Electrides "	October 26 , 2007 Dr. Sonia Tiquia Department of Natural Sciences UM-Dearborn "Nitrite Reductase Genes (nirK and nirS) as Functional Gene Markers to Investigate Diversity and Composition of Denitrifying Bacteria in Continental Shelf Sediments "	November 2, 2007 Dr. William Currie School of Natural Resources and Environment UM-Ann Arbor "Controls on Land-Atmosphere Carbon Balances in Changing Landscapes "
November 9, 2007 Dr. Marilee Benore Parsons Department of Natural Sciences UM-Dearborn "Riboflavin Binding Protein: a Tale of Mutants, Metals and More "	November 16, 2007 Dr. Susana Deustua SuperNova/Acceleration Probe Collaboration Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab "Toward Precise Calibration of a Dark Energy Mission "	November 30, 2007 Dr. Sue O'Shea Cell and Developmental Biology UM-Ann Arbor Medical School "Recent Progress in Embryonic Stem Cell Research "
December 7 , 2007 Dr. Jonathan H. Marks Director, Bioethics and Medical Humanities The Pennsylvania State Univ. "Bioethics Without Borders? From the Microscope to the Macroscopic "